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Improved Detection of Bacterial Central Nervous System Infections by Use of a Broad-Range PCR Assay. / Meyer, T; Franke, G; Polywka, S K A; Lütgehetmann, M; Gbadamosi, J; Magnus, T; Aepfelbacher, M.

In: J CLIN MICROBIOL, Vol. 52, No. 5, 01.05.2014, p. 1751-3.

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Harvard

Meyer, T, Franke, G, Polywka, SKA, Lütgehetmann, M, Gbadamosi, J, Magnus, T & Aepfelbacher, M 2014, 'Improved Detection of Bacterial Central Nervous System Infections by Use of a Broad-Range PCR Assay', J CLIN MICROBIOL, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 1751-3. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00469-14

APA

Meyer, T., Franke, G., Polywka, S. K. A., Lütgehetmann, M., Gbadamosi, J., Magnus, T., & Aepfelbacher, M. (2014). Improved Detection of Bacterial Central Nervous System Infections by Use of a Broad-Range PCR Assay. J CLIN MICROBIOL, 52(5), 1751-3. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00469-14

Vancouver

Meyer T, Franke G, Polywka SKA, Lütgehetmann M, Gbadamosi J, Magnus T et al. Improved Detection of Bacterial Central Nervous System Infections by Use of a Broad-Range PCR Assay. J CLIN MICROBIOL. 2014 May 1;52(5):1751-3. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00469-14

Bibtex

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